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Iris Recruitment; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

26 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme, 5% matched, definedcon

Private Medical Insurance

Sharesave Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Salary Sacrifice opportunities exist

Cycle to Work

Additional Holiday Purchase

Group Discount Scheme

24 Hour Digital GP

Job summary

Lovell in Peterborough is seeking an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to support refurbishment and planned maintenance projects. You will assist with cost control, measurements, valuations and final accounts, while maintaining contract records and subcontractor administration.

Working with experienced QS professionals, you will develop your skills in cash flow management, stock control and supply chain relationships, contributing to project meetings and delivering accurate commercial documentation.

Qualifications

• Organised and numerate with commercial awareness and attention to detail.
• Good communication skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
• Understanding of measurement, valuation, cost control, construction or contract administration would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support project cost control, remeasurement of works and variations, stock inventories, valuations and interim and final accounts.
• Administer subcontractor accounts, helping to manage cash flow and maintain contract records.
• Promote positive, long-standing supply chain relationships.
• Contribute to progress meetings and work with clients, design teams and internal project colleagues to produce accurate commercial documentation.

Skills

Organised

Numerate

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Salary: Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits + Car/Car Allowance

Are you looking to develop your commercial career while gaining hands‑on experience across the full project lifecycle?

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-focused Assistant Quantity Surveyor to join our team in Peterborough. Supporting the commercial delivery of refurbishment and planned maintenance projects, you’ll help manage financial and cost control activities from contract award through to the completion of client and subcontract final accounts.

Working closely with experienced Quantity Surveyors and Senior Quantity Surveyors, you’ll assist with project cost control, remeasurement of works and variations, stock inventories, valuations and interim and final accounts. You’ll also support the administration of subcontractor accounts, helping to manage cash effectively, maintain accurate contract records and promote positive, long‑standing supply chain relationships.

As your experience develops, you’ll contribute to progress meetings and work closely with clients, Professional Quantity Surveyors, design teams, supply chain partners and internal project colleagues. Accuracy will be central to your role, with responsibility for producing clear, timely and reliable commercial documentation.

About you

You’ll be organised, numerate and commercially aware, with a genuine interest in developing your career within Quantity Surveying. You’ll have strong attention to detail, good communication skills and the confidence to build effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

An understanding of measurement, valuation, cost control, construction or contract administration would be beneficial. Most importantly, you’ll be motivated to learn, comfortable asking for guidance and committed to producing accurate, high-quality work.

• Discretionary bonus, based on business performance.
• 26 days annual leave
• Life Assurance
• Pension Scheme, 5% matched, defined contribution scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Sharesave Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary Sacrifice opportunities exist with our EV scheme, Cycle to Work and Additional Holiday Purchase
• Group Discount Scheme
• 24 Hour Digital GP

As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.

We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.

The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.